Minnesota Twins' Ryan Doumit follows through on a home run as New York Yankees catcher Austin Romine, left, looks on during the seventh inning of a baseball game Saturday, July 13, 2013, at Yankee Stadium in New York. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Minnesota's Chris Parmelee blows a bubble in the on-deck circle against the Texas Rangers in the sixth inning at Target Field on Sunday, April 28, 2013, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

For the final two weeks of the Twins’ 2013 season, the Pioneer Press is taking a position-by-position look at talent currently in the organization, as well as players the team might target as offseason acquisitions in its quest to bring a winner back to Target Field. We’re calling it Project 2014: Remaking the Twins.

RIGHT FIELD

Who’s here: Chris Parmelee opened the year as the regular right fielder but couldn’t seize the opportunity. The former first-round draft pick was surprisingly nimble on defense, but his on-base percentage sagged to .303 before he was demoted to Triple-A Rochester at the all-star break. He has a pair of three-hit games since his September recall but also is getting a long look at first base, his natural position. Rookie slugger Oswaldo Arcia is most comfortable in right field, where he’s made 28 starts, but then so is veteran Ryan Doumit, who plans to return to catching next spring after suffering a concussion behind the plate in early August. Another versatile catcher, Chris Herrmann, made the throw of the year from right, where Clete Thomas, Darin Mastroianni, Chris Colabello and Wilkin Ramirez also made at least a half-dozen starts. In all, the Twins have started eight right fielders, their most at any field position.

Who’s on the way: Strong-armed Evan Bigley, 26, is a 10th-round draft pick who has reached Triple-A. Ex-Gopher Mike Kvasnicka, 24, overcame a broken hamate bone to post a career-high .800 on-base/slugging percentage in the Florida State League. Both Bigley and Kvasnicka would be subject to the Rule 5 draft if not added to the 40-man roster in November. Former third-round pick Adam Brett Walker II slugged .526 with 109 runs batted in at age 21 for Class A Cedar Rapids. And the Twins signed 16-year-old Dominican Lewin Diaz for $1.4 million on the international market, although he projects as more of a first baseman.

Contract status: Doumit is due $3.5 million in 2014, the final year of his two-year extension. Parmelee, after losing eight weeks of service time with his demotion, won’t be eligible for salary arbitration until after the 2015 season at the earliest.

Outside options: The Twins have a glut of corner outfielders already, so free agency doesn’t seem like an option here. Somebody will take a chance on a post-suspension Nelson Cruz, and there’s always Jason Bay, Jeff Francoeur or (gulp) Delmon Young to bring in on a non-roster invitation to spring training.

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